USA Today: WASHINGTON — American attitudes toward the war in Iraq continue to sour in the wake of last week’s surge in U.S. troop deaths, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll shows. (Related: Poll results) An unprecedented 57% majority say the war has made the USA more vulnerable to terrorism. A new low, 34%, say it has made the country safer. The … Read More
Paint It Black
Mick Jagger has a new song about Bush. It’s called "Sweet Neo Con." The lyrics include "You call yourself a Christian, I call you a hypocrite/You call yourself a patriot. Well, I think your are full of shit." That’s so co-co-cold.
Phelps Again
Fred Phelps and his minions are at it again. He intends to picket the funeral of Sgt. Christopher Taylor, a Marine who died in Iraq. Why? Because the military isn’t homophobic enough for Phelps, or because Phelps’ god (allegedly) hates fags, or something… Friday, about 15 members of the group — some of them children — picketed the funeral of … Read More
Bush’s Loyalty
Bush’s loyalty raises doubts about his political judgment "It seems that President Bush is falling into the Nixon trap – his administration can do no wrong. His allies and people who support him can do no wrong," said Robert Dallek, a presidential historian. "Palmeiro is above suspicion, Rove is not to be questioned, John Bolton is a stand-up guy. "The … Read More
Libby Was Miller’s Source
Murray Waas reports: The new disclosure that Miller and Libby met on July 8, 2003, raises questions regarding claims by President Bush that he and everyone in his administration have done everything possible to assist Fitzgerald’s grand-jury probe. Sources close to the investigation, and private attorneys representing clients embroiled in the federal probe, said that Libby’s failure to produce a … Read More
Update: The Downing Street Memos
The reporter who broke the Downing Street Memo (DSM) in the London Times, Michael Smith, has filed this important piece in Raw Story (bold text is my emphasis): Britain and America’s reasons for stepping up bombing of Iraq in the ten months leading up to the war in Iraq was a sham, official figures released by the British Ministry of … Read More
We Let Bin Laden Slip Away
Newsweek has the exclusive story: Aug. 15, 2005 issue – During the 2004 presidential campaign, George W. Bush and John Kerry battled about whether Osama bin Laden had escaped from Tora Bora in the final days of the war in Afghanistan. Bush, Kerry charged, "didn’t choose to use American forces to hunt down and kill" the leader of Al Qaeda. … Read More
Carry The Card!
Libertarian Radley Balko (via The Poor Man): For quite awhile now, I’ve flirted with the idea of joining the ACLU, mostly for the organization’s work on drug laws, upholding criminal protections, and its opposition to the PATRIOT Act. Problem is, each time I come close to joining, the ACLU takes some public, statist position on the ADA, affirmative action, speech … Read More
Wall? What Wall?
I’ve always thought that mixing politics and religion creates and cheapens both. Worse than that, it is downright dangerous. USA Today carries an excellent story about how the far right is spreading its divisive values (and, yes, un-Christian values) from the pulpit: CANTON, Ohio — Pastor Russell Johnson paces across the broad stage as he decries the "secular jihadists" who … Read More
America Thinks Bush Is A Liar And Loser
Looks like the country might be getting bluer… Americans’ approval of President Bush’s handling of Iraq is at its lowest level yet, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that also found fewer than half now think he’s honest. A solid majority still see Bush as a strong and likable leader, though the president’s confidence is seen as arrogance by a growing … Read More
Heh, heh! He Said “”Bullshit”!
UPDATE: Bob Novak’s potty mouth is, according to Bob Novak, "poisoning America". (But then again, so is mine).
Novak Blows A Gasket
Mmmmmm. He must be under some pressure. The video is here, but this is the official transcript: HENRY: And the "Strategy Session" continues on INSIDE POLITICS. Still here: James Carville and Robert Novak. Katherine Harris made a name for her self during the Florida recount in the 2000 presidential race. She was then Florida’s secretary of state. She went on … Read More
Conservative Blog Taxonomy
Fables of the Reconstruction, where have you been hiding? My first foray to that fine site yielded this gem — a primer on the prominent wingers of the right-wing blogosphere: 1. Instapundit – Calling Glenn Reynolds intellectually lazy would be to praise him. He doesn’t write, he grunts. Has gained prominence by posting a lot and never making his audience … Read More
One Rule For Bush, Another Rule For You
President Bush said Tuesday he was “troubled” by the Supreme Court’s ruling in the New London eminent domain case and will give “serious review” to congressional efforts to ease its impact. “I’m concerned about the government overreaching,” Bush said. – from The Hartford Courant, August 3, 2005. Bush is “troubled” about the exercise of eminent domain? Oh, please: Bush’s personal … Read More
“Hard Work”
Coming up with acronyms for the Global War/Struggle for Radical Extreme Terrorism (or whatever) must be very draining: President Bush is getting the kind of break most Americans can only dream of — nearly five weeks away from the office, loaded with vacation time. The president departed Tuesday for his longest stretch yet away from the White House, arriving at … Read More